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| | Hebrew language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Nevertheless, Hebrew survived as a liturgical and literary language in the form of later Amoraic Hebrew, which sometimes occurs in the text of the Gemara. | | | It was possibly influenced by the Arabic language, although some linguists maintain that it is the direct heir of Biblical Hebrew, and thus represents the true dialect of Hebrew. | | | A Committee of the Hebrew Language was established. |
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| | CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Hebrew Language and Literature |
| | In later times the term "sacred language" was sometimes employed by the Jews to designate the Bible Hebrew in opposition to the "profane language", i.e. | | | Apart from its sacred character, the poetry of the Old Testament possesses the highest literary merit, and there is abundant evidence of the great influence it exercised on the religious and national life of the Hebrews. | | | Among Biblical scholars the language of the Old Testament is sometimes termed "ancient" or "classical" Hebrew in opposition to the neo-Hebrew of the Mishna. |
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http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07176a.htm
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| | Sacred text - Free Encyclopedia |
| | Often believing that their sacred texts (or scriptures) are wholly divine or partially inspired in origin, the faithful use titles like Word of God to denote the holy writings. | | | Many religions and spiritual movements hold certain written texts (or series of spoken legends not traditionally written down) to be sacred. | | | Sacred texts for various religions and religious sects: |
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http://www.wacklepedia.com/s/sa/sacred_text.html
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| | Hinduism - MSN Encarta |
| | Hinduism entered the English language in the early 19th century to describe the beliefs and practices of those residents of India who had not converted to Islam or Christianity and did not practice Judaism or Zoroastrianism. | | | The Hindu tradition might be said to begin in the 4th century bc when the growth and separation of Buddhism and Jainism provided it with a distinctive sense of identity as sanātana dharma. | | | The Hindu tradition encourages Hindus to seek spiritual and moral truth wherever it might be found, while acknowledging that no creed can contain such truth in its fullness and that each individual must realize this truth through his or her own systematic effort. |
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http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=761555715
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| | Arabic Language - Another Path/ Deafhomeschool.com |
| | In addition, Arabic plays an important part in the lives of all Muslims, for it is the sacred language of Islam and its holy book, the Qur'an. | | | The Rosetta Stone Language library is justly famous for its immersion style approach to teaching language. | | | Home > Study and Exploration > Languages > Arabic Language |
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http://www.deafhomeschool.com/study/languages/arabic.html
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